SideWalk (ELF)

Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:22:58

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:vn country_code:tw

Context

SideWalk is a sophisticated backdoor used by threat actors to infiltrate targeted systems. It has been identified in campaigns primarily affecting government and technology sectors.

Exploited vulnerabilities

  • CVE-2024-36401 (vulnerability)

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Chinese Espionage Tactics (report)
  • fortinet.com — Threat Actors Exploit Geoserver Vulnerability Cve 2024 36401 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Sidewalk (report)
  • ESET — You Never Walk Alone Sidewalk Backdoor Linux Variant (report)

External references